Beetlejuice96

Stranger Beetles

"Everything alright, darling?" Ash asked, gently placing a hand on his shoulder as they looked around the damaged room. "This is where you..." They trailed off, knowing it was a touchy subject. They sighed softly, gently hugging to comfort him.

"Got it running!" Max exclaimed proudly as she ran over to the others. "We just need to get this portal open."

Ash nodded in reply before looking at where the portal had been only weeks ago. Their eyes glowed with their inner flame before unleashing a strong blaze that turned green upon opening the portal. "Everyone through now!" They exclaimed.

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Lydia hesitated once she got out of the van, memories flooding back she didn't want. The missions, being placed into solitary, starved nearly to death. She shook her head to clear it before gently grabbing Beetlejuice's hand. "We're all doing this together." She said with a little nod before leading the way.

It was eery to be back in the building now abandoned, dust and cobwebs surrounding a few places. "Okay, I'm blind yet I can just feel the creep factor in here. I swear if Malcolm dies first, I'm getting the fuck out." Toph said.

"Oh, cause I'm the black guy, I die first. You know, sometimes it's the funny one first." Malcolm argued.

"Hey, don't pin the target on me!" Max exclaimed.

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Lydia blinked before hugging him back, running a hand through his hair. "We're not letting her get away with this, Beej. Not without a fight." She whispered, looking over at the others. It was now or never, no going back now.

"Let's go." She said, a determined expression on her face.

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"You won't lose me, Beej. I've been practicing my powers with Iggy and I can fight now. You've defended me, now I have to defend you. I'm not a little girl anymore." She signed back. She was right, she was thirteen now and had thankfully gained some proper muscle and weight for a child her age. The fighting lessons he taught her had helped when she sparred with Riff Raff and Toph. She was stronger than before.

"Trust me. Please."

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Lydia stood up, glaring at Beetlejuice though it was meant for his mother. "You fucked with the wrong kid, bitch." She growled.

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Lydia practiced harnessing her powers with Iggy and the others, staying away from Beej so his mother wouldn't know at all. She even got the tattoo she wanted, calling Riff Raff a champion since it did hurt. "I think I'm ready." She said at lunch one day.

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"Iggy's right, Nina. If that demon comes after us, we're all dead. We need to stop her before that happens." Malcom added.

"I'm in for kicking demon bitch ass." Max grinned, putting her hand in the middle of the group. Toph smirked before holding her hand out as well. "Count me in."

"Anything to help my darling." Ash said, adding their hand in as Lydia did the same.

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"We have to do something! We can't let him remain the way he is now, he's miserable!" Lydia exclaimed. "Beej has always stood up and protected me, now it's my turn."

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Figured as much. Here's the tattoo Lydia's talking about.

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"I've seen Beej go full Shoggoth, I can handle gruesome topics." Lydia said as she took a couple egg rolls. "I was just asking because...I was thinking about getting one myself. Here, I can show you what I want." She grabbed her grimoire before flipping it to the page.

"It's a viking rune meaning protection. It might help against the fight with Beej's mom." She explained.

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Lydia smiled a little, glad he at least had found some comfort in his time of distress. She carefully moved around them to grab her cards and grimoire before leaving them be. She sat beside Riff Raff, observing his tattoos. "Did they hurt?" She inquired, curious.